Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Ivan Yates’s remarks urging Fine Gael to run a smear campaign should not be linked to Yates’s four hours of media training for Fianna Fáil presidential candidate Jim Gavin (September 23–29). Newstalk is reviewing undisclosed conflicts after Yates presented shows during the campaign. Tánaiste Simon Harris highlighted transparency concerns. Yates has left a political podcast.
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